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Education Secretary John B. King Jr., who was nominated by President Barack Obama, said he rose to his current position because New York City public school teachers "literally saved my life." Photo by Olivier Douliery/Pool/Getty Images

Politics Feb 25

Obama’s pick for Education says teachers saved his life

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

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